Friends of Jung-South ​presents

Longing to Belong​​Culture and Jungian Psychology

"For, to the degree that a person does not admit the validity of the other person, she/he denies the ‘other’ within the right to exist—and vice versa. The capacity for inner dialogue is a touchstone for outer objectivity."--CG Jung, CW, Vol 8, par. 187

New date to be determined

​6 NBCC contact hours available

“In this world created by the Self, we meet all those many to whom we belong, whose hearts we touch; here there is no distance, but immediate presence." - CG Jung

The identity and internal narrative of those living in a country different from their childhood is contiguous with the sense of estrangement we all have felt at one time or another. We each carry forms of wounding and exclusion, the lack of belonging to family, partner, group or self. In this can reside despair, hopelessness and what feels like unrequited longing and mourning for what was.

Belonging is not only a question of place but replicates similar dynamics appearing in relationships of self to self and self to other. It contains the emotional longing, shadow and the tension of the opposites. Projections occur in the disruptive inner and outer emotions aroused. Several factors influence the course of psychological treatment. These are: the emotional core of the analyst to be available enough as a container, the need by the person to preserve sameness and the effect of unresolved negative transferences.

Throughout his writings, Jung advised about the difficulty of integrating the shadow, its moral dilemmas and how necessary it is to enhance consciousness. As he said, “Individual self-reflection, return of the individual to the ground of human nature, to [their] own deepest being with its individual and social destiny—here is the beginning of a cure for that blindness which reigns at the present hour."

Learning Objectives Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Friday Objectives

Understand the cultural complex from the perspective of Jungian psychology

Discover how to identify one’s own shadow

Describe how to use the moral dilemma within each person to expand the personality

Saturday Objectives

Understand the use of the shadow for connection with others

Review the concept of projections

Discuss the understanding of the negative transferences in therapy and society

Name some ways for healing to those who feel excluded and without belonging

Susan E. Schwartz, PhDJungian Analyst

Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst educated in Zurich, Switzerland and is a licensed clinical psychologist. For many years Susan has been giving workshops and presentations at numerous local, national, community and professional organizations, and lectures worldwide on various aspects of Jungian analytical psychology. She has written several journal articles and book chapters on daughters and fathers, Puella, Sylvia Plath and has co-authored a couple of books. She is a member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology, New Mexico Society of Jungian Analysts and the American Psychological Association. Susan maintains a private practice in Paradise Valley, Arizona serving people in the greater Phoenix area, Tuscon, Prescott and Cottonwood, West Valley, Scottsdale and Tempe. Her website is susanschwartzphd.com.

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